About KEK Applied Research Laboratory

KEK Applied Research Laboratory consists of four centers, Radiation Science Center, Computing Research Center, Cryogenics Science Center, and Mechanical Engineering center. The laboratory performs research activities of health physics, radiation detectors, radiochemistry, environmental preservation, computing science, superconductivity and cryogenics, and precision machining technics for the purpose of supporting the large accelerator facility operation, research, and users. The laboratory gives business services of radiation and chemical safety, computing and network, liquid helium, and machining. And more

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2017.02.01New Central Computing System of KEK

Recently, computing technology is essential for the success of big science projects. For ongoing large-scale experiments of high energy physics (HEP), computing is one of the key technology in addition to accelerator and detector. The KEK central computing system (KEKCC) plays a significant role in the computing for various experiments conducted in KEK, such as the Belle / Belle II, J-PARC experiments, etc. KEK Computing Research Center commits to the purchase and operation of the computing system. The computer system is entirely replaced every 4-5 years through the procurement process, and it was redesigned and build from scratch to meet requirements from experiment groups. And more